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Physiognomien [2]

A work made of chromogenic print.

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  • A work made of chromogenic print.

Date:

1972/73, printed 2008

Artist:

Jürgen Klauke
German, born 1943

About this artwork

Appearances can be deceiving. Jürgen Klauke’s important early performance piece explores the fluidity of gender and sexuality, and his choice of materials extends this subversion of expectations. Playing with costume, makeup, and pose, Klauke challenges the signs that traditionally define gender identity. Similarly, the pictures appear to be black-and-white photographs but were in fact printed on color paper. Over time, the dyes that form the image might degrade, altering the work’s current gray tonality and creating unwanted casts of color. To avoid this, conservators keep Klauke’s prints in cold storage, with color photographs.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Jürgen Klauke

Title

Physiognomien [2]

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1972–1973

Medium

Chromogenic print

Edition

2 of 2 artist proof from an edition of 3 + 2 artist proofs

Dimensions

Image: 60 × 50 cm (23 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.); Frame: 60.2 × 50.2 × 2.8 cm (23 3/4 × 19 13/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Deirdre F. McBreen

Reference Number

2018.136b

Extended information about this artwork

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